A COMPARATIVE
STUDY BETWEEN HANDWRITTEN AND COMPUTER TEXT ESSAYS ON RATERS’ SCORES
INTRODUCTION
In today’s
world the emergence of modern technology
works together with our daily routine. Computer
is one of modern technology that is
assistive and beneficial to create a more
effective work. In this digital era, the
role of technology, particularly computer, in
academic setting is very undeniable. From faculty
members to staffs, headmaster, teachers, students, they all have to master the
basic skill of computer operation.
In
Indonesian education system, students are taught
the skill of operating computer since they are in the middle
school. Students are taught the basic skill of typing, editing,
printing, etc. By the times they are in
high school, they have developed a fluency
in typing. In college life particularly, the
lecturers and instructors often assign students to type their tasks
instead of handwrite them. The hardship of writing down
word by word of sentences of an essay
has been replaced by the magic tool of
computer. Students feel more confident when
completing their assignments with computer rather
than with handwriting. They are confident that they can gain
higher score when they complete the assignment with computer rather than with
hand writing
This research
was conducted in an attempt to find out whether presentation effect causes
the inequality in assessment or not. It
is done through comparing two different format
of essays which are identical in content.
The formats were the original handwritten and
the transcribed computer text of the
handwritten. The computer format was chosen because the researcher
admitted that the involvement of technology cannot be
overstated, therefore this research was intended
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